Soft Robotics Inc. developed soft robotic grippers and AI-enabled machine vision technology for automation in food processing, consumer goods, and logistics. Born out of George M. Whitesides' lab at Harvard, the company's mGrip family of compliant finger grippers enabled robots to handle delicate or variable items at scale. In August 2024 Soft Robotics divested its flexible gripping product assets (mGrip patents, configurations, and know-how) to Germany's Schmalz Group, and the remaining business reformed as Oxipital AI, focusing on AI-enabled machine vision for robotic process automation and product inspection.
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Founded
2013
Total Funding
$84M
5 rounds
Total raised $84M across 5 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Series C (first close)
Date
November 17, 2022
Amount
$26M
Valuation
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Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2022 | Series C (first close) | $26M | — | Tyson Ventures |
| June 2021 | Series B Extension | $10M | — | Not disclosed |
| January 20, 2020 | Series B | $23M | — | Calibrate Ventures, Material Impact |
Carl Vause
Chief Executive Officer
George M. Whitesides
Co-founder / Scientific Founder
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
Righthand Robotics
Develops intelligent piece-picking robotic solutions combining grippers and computer vision for e-commerce and order fulfillment.
OnRobot
Danish manufacturer of robotic end-of-arm tooling including soft and adaptive grippers for collaborative robots.
Schmalz
German vacuum and gripping technology company; acquired Soft Robotics' mGrip flexible gripping product line in August 2024.
Piab
Industrial vacuum and gripping solutions provider competing in flexible end-of-arm tooling for food and packaging.
Soft Gripping (FIPA)
Provider of compliant gripper technologies for food and consumer-goods handling.
Soft Robotics (Oxipital AI's vision peers: Apera AI, Pickit3D)
On the machine-vision side, Oxipital AI (rebranded Soft Robotics) competes with 3D and AI-vision companies such as Apera AI and Pickit3D for vision-guided robotic picking in food and CPG.
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